Gilgit-Baltistan
(Urdu: گلگت بلتستان),
formerly known as the Northern Areas, is the northernmost administrative
territory in #Pakistan. It borders Azad Kashmir to the south, the province of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa to the west, the Wakhan Corridor of #Afghanistan to the north, the Xinjiang
region of #China, to the east, and the Indian-administered state
of Jammu and Kashmir to the southeast.
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Nanga Parbat World's 9th Highest Mountain in Pakistan
Nanga
Parbat (Urdu: نانگا پربت)
is the ninth highest mountain in the world at 8,126 metres (26,660 ft) above
sea level. It is the western anchor of the Himalayas around which the Indus
river skirts into the plains of Pakistan. It is located in the Gilgit-Baltistan
region of Pakistan and is locally known as Diamir or Deo Mir (deo meaning
"huge" and mir meaning "mountain").
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